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OpenAI accuses former employee of taking product plans and showing them to Apple

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OpenAI filed documents on Wednesday accusing an unnamed former employee of taking more than 100 documents related to product plans before joining Apple, sending them to a personal account and showing them to Apple leadership, including the company's vice-president of Asia operations. Public reporting so far covers only this allegation, and the former employee's identity, the specific contents of the documents and Apple's response have not been disclosed.

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Oct 15
  1. The Verge · AI
    OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple

    OpenAI claims a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product plans before joining Apple. In a document filed on Wednesday, OpenAI accuses the unnamed employee of sending this information to a personal account and then presenting it to Apple leadership, including the vice president of the company's operations in Asia.

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